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from TJ's RASP forecasts BLIPSPOT: 7 Apr 2026 → Apr 07 03:15 PDT for Tuesday BJ Windgram

ForecastPd	9hrs	10hrs	11hrs	12hrs	13hrs	14hrs	15hrs	16hrs	17hrs	18hrs	19hrs	20hrs	21hrs	ForecastPd
PNW_w2	gridpt=	34,45
Lat,Lon=	48.860,-122.110
VALID.TIME	08 PDT	09 PDT	10 PDT	11 PDT	12 PDT	13 PDT	14 PDT	15 PDT	16 PDT	17 PDT	18 PDT	19 PDT	20 PDT	VALID.TIME
10M_Wind_Dir	177°	213°	212°	223°	223°	223°	232°	240°	252°	252°	227°	176°	80°	10M_Wind_Dir
Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	3	4	2	Sfc_Wind_Sp_Kt
10M_Wind_Sp_Kt	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	4	3	4	2	10M_Wind_Sp_Kt
Treetop_WSp_Kt	3	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	6	5	3	5	3	Treetop_WSp_Kt
Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	3	5	3	Lev_Abv_WSp_Kt
Up_Velocity fpm	0	260	340	384	429	466	486	480	444	384	292	106	0	Up_Velocity fpm
cm/s_Convergence	0	25	23	33	36	36	41	49	59	64	81	14	0	cm/s_Convergence
MaxSoar1.1m/s	1612	2289	2955	3226	3687	4212	4651	4768	4498	4113	3366	1612	1612	MaxSoar1.1m/s
MaxSoar_AGL	0	677	1342	1614	2075	2599	3038	3156	2885	2501	1754	0	0	MaxSoar_AGL
MaxSoar_clds	1612	2289	2955	3226	3687	4212	4651	4768	4498	4113	3366	1612	1612	MaxSoar_clds
Bouy/Shr_Ratio	0	7	7	10	13	19	20	20	20	20	20	3	0	Bouy/Shr_Ratio
BL_Top_TI=0	1612	3268	3940	4192	4743	5399	5972	6162	5901	5607	5150	2561	1638	BL_Top_TI=0
BL_Depth_AGL	0	1655	2327	2579	3131	3787	4360	4549	4289	3995	3537	949	26	BL_Depth_AGL
Avg_BLWindSpd	2	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	Avg_BLWindSpd
Avg_BlWindDir	160	175	169	175	170	166	181	242	301	326	350	188	80	Avg_BlWindDir
Wind_Shear	0	5	7	10	10	11	11	11	12	10	8	2	0	Wind_Shear
BLTop_WdSp	2	4	6	8	7	7	7	6	7	6	5	2	2	BLTop_WdSp
BLTopWDir	160	136	131	120	109	92	80	75	65	68	61	205	80	BLTopWDir
CAPE_TSpoten	9	1	10	14	20	27	34	36	35	26	12	0	0	CAPE_TSpoten
CUbase_LCL	2820	2933	3306	3883	4615	5268	5896	6048	5532	5386	5241	4547	4418	CUbase_LCL
ODpot_if_cu	-989	-477	-182	-4591	-3815	-3306	-3178	-3909	-1845	-2338	-2186	-4007	-5472	ODpot_if_cu
ODbase_allclds	2602	3745	4122	8783	8558	8706	9150	10070	7746	7945	7336	6569	7110	ODbase_allclds
BL_Cloud_%	0	56	82	62	54	55	36	31	67	85	65	0	0	BL_Cloud_%
Sfc_Heating	0	133	210	272	314	333	326	302	255	177	88	16	-4	Sfc_Heating
Temp@2m	-	36.7	38.5	41.0	43.6	46.1	48.4	49.5	49.4	49.1	48.2	45.2	42.8	Temp@2m
DewPt@2m	30.5	30.6	30.7	30.6	30.0	29.6	29.1	29.5	31.7	32.0	31.9	32.1	31.6	DewPt@2m
msl_pressure	1018	1019	1019	1020	1020	1020	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	1019	msl_pressure
1hr_rain_acc	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1hr_rain_acc
Hgt_Variab_	2388	1309	502	410	403	415	346	305	212	210	241	1379	1179	Hgt_Variab

Trigger_Time	& 2m Sfc	Temp	For_times:	+++=earlier		unlikely	=not_found)
MaxSoarAGL_=	300	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:26	08:44	09:29	10:34	11:50	12:48	13:54
When_sfc_temp=	16.3	27.1	37.6	40.0	43.2	45.6	48.2

TRIGGER_TIME	&	SURFACE_(2m)	TEMPERATURE
(+++	=	before_first_time,	unlikely	=	not_found)
AGL_Lift_to=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	10:34	11:50	12:48	13:54
When_sfc_temp=	40.0	43.2	45.6	48.2
BL_Depth_AGL_=	1500	2000	2500	3000
by=	08:54	09:30	10:41	11:45
When_sfc_temp=	33.3	37.6	40.2	43.0

* The Boundary Layer is also known as the Mixing layer and its top is also called the mixing height. It is the top of thermally induced lift and the level at which the Thermal Index goes to zero.
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